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In today’s operating environment, it’s more
important than ever to satisfy NEI 09-14
inspection requirements for your buried and
underground piping systems.
Quest Integrity offers a comprehensive
solution that ensures 100% inspection
coverage of your buried piping using
HYDRA™, our proprietary, ultrasonic-based
intelligent pigging technology. Pipes are
inspected for defects and degradation
including:
• Pitting (interior or exterior of pipe)
• Corrosion (interior or exterior of pipe)
• Corrosion under insulation (CUI)
• Flow-accelerated corrosion (FAC)
• General wall thinning
• Denting or ovality
• Bulging or swelling
Ensure your buried piping integrity to
NEI 09-14 inspection requirements.
Ensure your buried
piping integrity.
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the need to cut piping at both ends. It
is not uncommon for piping systems to
look like a “bowl of spaghetti,” as these
systems contain numerous short radius
bends (e.g. 45°, 90° and 180°) throughout.
HYDRA
easily
navigates
challenging and complex piping
configurations and negotiates
unlimited short radius bends (as
tight as 1.0D) including welded
back-to-back bends (see Figure
2). Internal weld backing strips
(chiller rings) commonly located
at each circumferential weld
do not present a challenge for
HYDRA.
Downtime for any nuclear
facility is costly. HYDRA
reduces such costs by eliminating
unnecessary excavations, which can
range from USD $100k to $1M.
In addition, excavation inspection
approaches are limited in terms of
overall pipe length coverage. HYDRA
provides nuclear plants with a cost-
Figure 2 - Back to back bend
.
effective, regulatory compliant solution
by providing inspection coverage for the
entire piping length.
Contact: Rich Roberts, Quest
Integrity Group, telephone: (253) 220-
